High-water mark
702.2400
career-best overall
97.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 702.2400 at Montana Pitmaster Classic — 97.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 22, 2025
Ashley Construction 3
Ashley Construction 3 is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 38 at the Montana Pitmaster Classic (2025). They are ranked #2773 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
peak 1521 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 26, 2022
latest Aug 28, 2026 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.99
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.85 · weakest Chicken (162.14)
Road miles
0
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$65K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
672.26 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Ashley Construction 3, each with one reason worth a look.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1522
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Ashley Construction 3's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,775 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,750 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
They were already cooking in 2015, 7 years before Ashley Construction 3's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1512
Level with Ashley Construction 3 on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,767 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before Ashley Construction 3's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,757 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1522
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before Ashley Construction 3's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG BOYZ BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Shane Edd's BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| YOU NEED A BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Triple Nines BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 156.5600 | 162.14 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 166.2856 | 170.85 | top 42% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 162.2400 | 170.84 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 162.8000 | 168.43 | top 48% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Pitmaster Classic | 5 | 3 | 0 | top 49% | Aug 28, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MT
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
93
finished ahead 99 times, behind 93
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Aug 22, 2025 → Aug 28, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
20255 milestones
- First overall top-10 Montana Pitmaster Classic
- First overall podium Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Career-best overall score702.2400 Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Peak power rating (1521) Montana Pitmaster Classic
20241 milestone
- First call Montana Pitmaster Classic
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2172 Montana Pitmaster Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 22, 2025 |
| +4.3 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 23, 2024 |
| +0.6 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 25, 2023 |
| +0.5 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 26, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 28, 2026 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 8% | 97.5% | 97.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 92% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 34 / 39 (652.4228) | 36 (158.2744) | 27 (169.1084) | 35 (162.2400) | 31 (162.8000) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 3 / 38 (702.2400) | 8 (175.4172) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (177.7028) | 19 (170.2628) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 17 / 39 (682.8004) | 28 (162.8116) | 16 (173.1544) | 12 (171.9772) | 7 (174.8572) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 24 / 44 (661.6108) | 37 (157.6568) | 20 (166.2856) | 15 (170.8456) | 20 (166.8228) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 20 / 37 (662.2172) | 31 (156.5600) | 19 (166.8572) | 13 (171.4172) | 18 (167.3828) |